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To help manage your diabetes, you'll need to check your blood sugar level as directed by your healthcare provider. Keeping a log of your blood sugar levels will help you track your blood sugar readings.

Con este video vas a comprender lo que es el monitoreo continuo de la glucosa, sus beneficios y en general de cómo funciona.

El monitoreo continuo de la glucosa es una forma de llevar un control de tu nivel de azúcar las veinticuatro horas del día.

Ve este video para saber qué es un medidor de glucosa en sangre.

Con este video aprenderás qué es un monitor continuo de glucosa.

Aprenda la relación entre el resultado de su prueba de sangre A1c y su riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones a largo plazo por la diabetes.

Si lo diagnosticaron con diabetes, va a tener que aprender a hacerse la prueba en casa con el medidor de glucosa, para saber los resultados de su nivel de azúcar. Vea este programa de instrucción para aprender cómo hacerse la prueba con exactitud y mínima molestia. Este incluye información sobre niveles atinados, cómo tratar un nivel bajo de azúcar, anotar resultados y más.

Monitoring the level of sugar (glucose) in your blood is the key to controlling your diabetes. To be sure your glucose and insulin are in balance, check your blood sugar regularly. You can check your blood sugar level by using a blood glucose meter. Here's how.

Illustrations to show you how to check your blood sugar.

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The body needs glucose (a kind of sugar from food) for energy. If it doesn't get the glucose it needs, it starts burning fat. When fat is burned it produces ketones. Ketones can build up in the blood and urine. This buildup can cause a dangerous condition called ketoacidosis.

You've been told that your child has diabetes. This means that you must check their blood sugar level as directed by the healthcare provider. Read on to learn how to keep your child's blood sugar in a healthy range.

The A1C is a simple blood test. It measures your child's average blood sugar level over a period of 2 to 3 months. This is helpful because it tells how well your child's blood sugar is controlled.

Many people with diabetes who use insulin test their glucose 2 to 4 times daily. By tracking changes in the readings, you can tell when your blood glucose goes up or down.